OAHN Update – March 2025
The Ontario Animal Health Network (OAHN) has had a busy start to the winter, creating new projects, resources and reports for veterinarians, animal owners, and industry. The OAHN Companion Animal Network has put together a new info sheet on parvovirus, the Wildlife Network has completed a project on botulism test development, and the Aquatics Network is hosting an Indigenous Fish Health Day.
Need-2-Know: Parvovirus for dog owners
The OAHN Companion Animal Network created a new factsheet for dog owners on parvovirus, in response to an increase in cases in Ontario. It is a high-level factsheet for dog owners and community members in high-risk areas and scenarios to help raise awareness about canine parvovirus, how serious it can be, and basic prevention and control measures, with emphasis on the importance of vaccination. https://www.oahn.ca/resources/parvovirus-dog-owners/
OAHN Wildlife Project: Botulism Test Development
Drs. Claire Jardine (OVC), Alex Reid (OMAFA), and Durda Slavic led this OAHN-funded project to develop a PCR-based detection assay for the 6 C. botulinum toxin types A, B, C, D, E, and F. The development of this test by the AHL has filled an important gap, providing a PCR-based detection assay for botulism toxin genes that is now commercially available for veterinarians across Canada. Learn more here: https://www.oahn.ca/resources/oahn-wildlife-project-botulism-test-development/
Indigenous Fish Health Day
The Ontario Animal Health Network for Aquatic animals will present information and answer questions in a non-regulatory, open discussion format. OAHN is dedicated to information dissemination and knowledge transfer.
Non-Ontario residents are welcome, but we will be focused on freshwater finfish. Read more and register here: https://www.oahn.ca/resources/indigenous-fish-health-day/
New Reports
Most OAHN networks create reports once per quarter. To view any of the veterinary reports below, please click on the link for each report, or go to OAHN.ca and navigate to the species in which you are interested.
Companion Animal Network - https://www.oahn.ca/reports/veterinary-need-2-know-n2k-update-sep-dec-2024/
- OAHN winter survey and lab data: Key results
- H5N1 avian influenza on the rise: More cows, more cats, raw milk / meat risks
- Rabies update
- Hepatozoon canis in a dog: Eastern ON
- FIP drugs update
- GI antimicrobial use guidelines published
- Small flock sheep and goat course for vets
- RHD update webinar
Equine Network - https://www.oahn.ca/reports/equine-veterinary-report-q3-2024/
- BITS ‘N SNIPS (or “things we talked about on the network call”)
- Network member reports
- Syndromic and lab surveillance dashboard
- Equine research
- ResearchONequine
Small Ruminant Network -https://www.oahn.ca/reports/small-ruminant-veterinary-2024-apr-sep-review/
- Q2 & Q3 2024 Animal Health Laboratory case data
- Provincial slaughter & condemnation data
- HPAI in U.S. livestock update
- Small flock sheep and goat course for veterinarians & veterinary professionals
Swine Network - https://www.oahn.ca/reports/swine-veterinary-report-q3-2024/
- H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) detected in a smallholder swine farm in Oregon U.S.A.
- Update on H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza In U.S.A dairy cattle and in U.S. and Canadian poultry flocks
- Influenza A (IAV) - H3N2 clade 2010.1 detected for the first time in Quebec swine
- Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV)/ Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV)
- Salmonella
- OAHN veterinary clinical impression survey veterinary comments
- Laboratory diagnostic reports
- Ontario slaughter statistics
- CanSpotASF surveillance update
- OAHN project update: Porcine hemagglutinating and encephalomyelitis virus (PHEV)
- International disease topics of interest summary
Poultry Network - https://www.oahn.ca/reports/oahn-poultry-expert-network-quarterly-veterinary-report-q4-2024/
- Poultry veterinary survey highlights – Q4 2024
- Research